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Webster 1913 Edition
Priming
Prim′ing
,Noun.
1.
The powder or other combustible used to communicate fire to a charge of gunpowder, as in a firearm.
2.
(Paint.)
The first coating of color, size, or the like, laid on canvas, or on a building, or other surface.
3.
(Steam Eng.)
The carrying over of water, with the steam, from the boiler, as into the cylinder.
Priming of the tide
. See
– Lag of the tide
, under 2d Lag
. Priming tube
, a small pipe, filled with a combustible composition for firing cannon.
– Priming valve
(Steam Eng.)
, a spring safety valve applied to the cylinder of a steam engine for discharging water carried into the cylinder by priming.
– Priming wire
, a pointed wire used to penetrate the vent of a piece, for piercing the cartridge before priming.
Webster 1828 Edition
Priming
PRI'MING
,ppr.
1.
Laying on the first color.PRI'MING
,Noun.
1.
Among painters, the first color laid on canvas or on a building, &c.Definition 2024
priming
priming
English
Noun
priming (plural primings)
- (psychology) The implicit memory effect in which exposure to a stimulus influences response to a subsequent stimulus.
- A substance used as a primer.
- The powder or other combustible used to communicate fire to a charge of gunpowder, as in a firearm.
- The first coating of colour, size, etc. laid on canvas, or on a building or other surface.
- The carrying over of water, with the steam, from the boiler, as into the cylinder.
Translations
substance
Verb
priming
- present participle of prime